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Over 37 active volcanoes discovered on Venus
Science | Jul 21, 2020, 11:51 AM ISTScientists have discovered as many as 37 volcanic structures on Venus that appear to be still active today. This discovery has refuted the fact that Venus is a dormant planet.
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Scientists 'accidentally' create new species of fish called sturddlefish
Science | Jul 21, 2020, 09:08 AM ISTHungarian scientists have accidentally created a new species of fish called sturddlefish in a lab by breeding two prehistoric endangered creatures.
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Actual age of Moon revealed!! Read on to find out
Science | Jul 20, 2020, 10:41 AM ISTAccording to a new study, the moon was formed from a magma ocean that took up to 200 million years to solidify. This points out to the fact that the moon finished forming about 4.425 billion years ago, or 100 million years later than previously thought.
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UAE launches its first mission 'Hope' to Mars
Science | Jul 20, 2020, 07:54 AM ISTUAE has launched its first mission to Mars on Sunday. It is an orbiter launched via Japanese rocket that will study the planet's weather. The H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan at 5:58 p.m. Eastern.
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NASA postpones launch of James Webb Space Telescope to October 2021
Science | Jul 19, 2020, 09:01 AM ISTDue to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and its drastic effects on the normal lives, NASA has pushed back the target for the launch of its next great space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, from March 2021 to October 2021.
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Ultra-black fishes in darkest parts of ocean found. Check these terrifying photos
Science | Jul 18, 2020, 10:47 AM ISTScientists have discovered one of the blackest materials on Earth. This material reflects less than 0.5 of the light that hits it and surprisingly this blackest material is present on the skin of deep-sea fish that use their blackness as camouflage from predators.
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Massive asteroid bigger than the London eye approaching Earth
Science | Jul 17, 2020, 09:38 AM ISTA massive asteroid which is larger than the famous London Eye will be approaching the Earth in just a couple of days. Meanwhile, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued a warning for the world over this 'hazardous asteroid'.
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International Space Station spotted from THESE cities. Check details
Science | Jul 16, 2020, 09:43 AM ISTThe International Space Station passed some 400 kilometers over Gujarat on Tuesday night, giving people, especially in Ahmedabad and Rajkot, a glimpse of the space technology marvel. The space station is the third brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon.
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NASA, ESA set to release first images from Solar Orbiter Mission
Science | Jul 14, 2020, 09:33 AM ISTFollowing the February 9 launch, the Solar Orbiter had made its first close pass of the Sun in mid-June. The mission had turned on all 10 of its instruments together for the first time. This flyby captured the closest images ever taken of the Sun.
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Star brighter than sun disappears. Find out how
Science | Jul 14, 2020, 08:48 AM ISTA 'monster' star that was over 2 million times brighter than the sun disappeared in 2019. A study published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society has included shocking information about the star.
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Hubble captures photos of 'fluffy' galaxy. Check details
Science | Jul 13, 2020, 12:28 PM ISTHubble space telescope has captured the mesmerizing 'fluffy' galaxy called NGC 2775, which is located 67 million light-years. The spiral pattern shown by the galaxy in this image is striking because of its delicate, feathery nature.
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NASA set to reveal mysteries of Venus through VERITAS mission
Science | Jul 13, 2020, 11:36 AM ISTNASA is all set to reveal the mysteries of Earth's twin planet - Venus. The American space agency has revealed some details about its new mission 'VERITAS ' and has said it plans to launch the same in 2026, together with its partners – the French Space agency, the Germany Space Agency, and the Italian Space Agency.
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Planet 9 may be a 'primordial' black hole. Find out
Science | Jul 13, 2020, 10:31 AM ISTExperts from Harvard College in partnership with the Black Hole initiative have raised the possibility that the orbital evidence for Planet 9 could be the result of a missing link in the decades-long puzzle of dark matter.
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e-ROSITA X-ray telescope map of space revealed
Science | Jul 12, 2020, 01:34 PM ISTe-ROSITA X-ray telescope has revealed a new map of the entire sky. The map which was released on June 19, is based on data from the first full scan of the sky made by the telescope which was launched in July 2019.
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New experiment show drug-combination can boost checkpoint therapies in deadly cancers
Science | Jul 12, 2020, 12:37 PM ISTA recent experiment in mice suggested that immune checkpoint therapies can get a boost if combined with other drugs targeting myeloid-derived suppressor cells, or MDSCs. These cells reach unusually high levels in people with cancer. Checkpoint therapies have helped thousands of people with some incurable cancers
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Mysterious, never seen before 'odd radio circles' spotted in space, say researchers
Science | Jul 10, 2020, 01:19 PM ISTAn unexpected class of astronomical objects in space has been spotted by a team of researchers, led by astrophysicist Ray Norris of Western Sydney University in Australia. According to the researchers, the objects are unlike anything seen before and were spotted with the help of Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope, out of which three of them have bright rings around the circular object.
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Mysterious, gel-like subtance on Moon identified
Science | Jul 09, 2020, 10:16 AM ISTChinese scientists identified a curious substance that was found on the moon and generated widespread interest after it was discovered by the Yutu-2 rover in 2019.
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This visual of massive ice lake on Mars is breathtaking | WATCH
Science | Jul 07, 2020, 09:31 AM ISTThe orbiter is equipped with a high-resolution camera that allows it to send back some mesmerising images. The original image was snapped many months ago
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Earth's magnetic field can change 10 times faster than thought
Science | Jul 06, 2020, 05:09 PM ISTThe magnetic field is constantly changing. Satellites now provide new means to measure and track its current shifts but the field existed long before the invention of human-made recording devices.
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New species with snake-like venom glands discovered
Science | Jul 05, 2020, 10:40 AM ISTA team of scientists from Brazil and the United States has discovered a species fo amphibians, ringed caeclilian (Siphonops annulatus)with oral venomous glands.